Type-printing machine



Mar. 27; 1923,

C. KESSES.

TYPE PRINTING MACHINE. I

FILED FEB. 6, 1922. 2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

Mar. 27, 1923.

v c. KESSES.

TYPE PRINTING MACHINE.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2' FILED FEB- 6,1922- lhuwl hlllllll i. MN MW 3 M8INVENTOR.

Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

UNIT sr CHARLES KESS'ES, on NEW YoRKjN. Y.

TYPE-PRINTING Macnmn.

Application filed. February "6, 1922. Serial No. 534, 07.

5 useful Improvements in Type-Printing Machines, of which the followingis a specification.

The intermittent feeding mechanism is the sameas in my Patent l\o.1,417,832, filed Oct. 27, 1920, for a'photographic-printing machine andthe arrangementiof the inking rollers and inktables for printing *in oneor more colors are the same as in my Patent No.

1,271,913, filed July 3, 1'9l7,'for a type print ing machine and theobjects of this inven tion are: I

First, to intermittently print successive impressions with a flattypebed on a roll paper or on a strip of sheetmaterial.

' Second, the feeding mechanism can beadjus'ted for advancingintermittently differ- 'ent lengths of the strip.

Third, adjustable meansfor feedingsheet material of different widths.

Fourth, "to reciprocate the inking-roller over the ty'pebed in astraight line and in a direction transverse to the movement of the stripduringthe reciprocating movement of the 'type'bed carrier and during thefeeding period thereof, to produce a plain and inexpensive machinewhichis a useful instrument in everyprinting establishment. I I attain theseobjects by the "mechanism illustratedin the accompanying drawings inwhich V Fig. I is a perspective view ofthe machine.

.Fig. I is a side view ofthejcain "member for operating thefeeding'mechanism.

Fig. II, 'isa view of the intermittent feeding mechanism as seen frombelow, showing entire a carrier moved bya 'cam and a lever for operating"the gripping means movedfby a second cam. p v

Fig. III, is a side view of said feeding mechanism. r

Fig. IV,is a separate view of said cams and saidl'ever'in a difi'erentposition.

Fig. V,is.a separate view of ,a combined cutter and receiving gripperand of an ad vancing gripper, each one is 'opera'te'dby a Krlssns,citicarrier with screws.

paper 16, from the lever cam, one gripper is shown in an open and the:other in a closed position.

Fig. VI, is a View of the machine as seen from-the left side, withoutthe feeding mechanism, showing an ink table, a 'typebed an an roller intwo positions.

Fig. VII, is a view of the mechanism-for rotating the inking roller at agiven speed-. Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

A printing platform-1 issecured to standards 2, a front andarear support3 are secured to said platform. A carrier 4115111017 ably arranged insuitable guide rails which are secured to said supports. A cam 5"toreciprocate-said carrier is; secured to a shaft 6, which is journaled insaid-supports, A typebed 7 is secured to the underside of said A carrier8,. a side view of which is shown in Fig. VI isy'slid'ably arranged inguide rails 9'which are secured to the carrier- 4:. An inking roller 10is removablysecured to said carrier.

For moving the inking roller, gearwheels 14 are secured to an idleshaft12 which is 'journaled in th'e carrier 4, said gearwheels are meshed torailgears '13 which are se-' cured to the carrier-8. Gea'rwheels 'll aresecured t o said idle shaft 1-2 and meshed to rai'lge'ais 15 which aresecured to the rear support; '3. By the movement of thecarrier {4 thecarrier 8 is forced through said gearrails and said geaiwheels-to movethe inking roller in a plane form andfin adirection transverse tothe-movement of the strip of ink table 17 over the typebed7.

Means to rotate the inking roller 10 at the correct speed are shown in'a' view Fig. VII. Brackets 19 aresecuredtothe carrier 8, "an idle gearwheel 20 is secured with a shaft to said bracket and is meshed to arailgear "21 which is secured to the underside ofth e carrier't. Asecond idle gear-wheel .22 is meshed to said idle gearwheel 20 and issecured with'its shaft to saidbi'acket. A shaft 23 is set in duplexbearings in said bracket 19. 1A gearwhe el24 forrotating the inkingroller, is secured to said shaft and is meshedfto the idlewheel 22. Thegearwheel 5 PATENT- orrics.

roller at the correct speed against the type required.

An intermittent feeding mechanism is secured to the platform 1 withhinges 25, a separate view of said mechanism as seen from below is shownin Fig. II and a side view in Fig. III. A carrier 26 is movably arrangedin guiderails in a frame 27. A cam 28 for moving said carrier isremovably secured to a shaft 29 which is journaled in a bracket 30 whichis secured to the standards 2. A board 31 is secured in an uprightposition to the carrier 26. Springs 32 secured to-said board and theplatform 1 for pressing said board against the cam 28. A gripper 33 foradvancing the paper 16, a view of said gripper shown in Fig. V issecured to the carrier 26. An upper rail 34 is secured to a lower rail'35 with bolts. Springs around said bolts for lifting said upper railabove said carrier. A cam lever 36 secured to the lower rail foroperating the gripper. A second gripper 38 with a cutter for receivingthe paper is movably secured to the frame 27 to grip and to cut theprinted impressions by each operation of said gripper. Said gripper isarranged similar to the advancing gripper 33 with the exception of thecam-levers which is secured in the opposite direct-ion in said gripperto grip the paper when the other gripper releases. The grippers areoperated by a lever 39 which is secured with a bolt to the frame 27, itslower end is movably arranged in a bracket 40. The cam 28 is set withhearings in an outside rim to reduce the friction. A few fixed positionsin said cam are provided for the shaft 29. By resetting said cam to adifferent position, longer or shorter movements are given to the carrier26. A cam il is secured to the shaft 29 and is operatively arranged inthe lever 39 to move said lever, thereby moving the cam.

levers in the grippers, to pull the upper rail in the advancing gripperby the turning of said cam, to press on the paper when the carrier 26moves to the receiving gripper and to exchange the operation of the camlevers, to grip the paper in the receiving gripper and to release saidpaper in the advancing gripper by the returning of said carrier 26.

, Suitable adjustable guide-rails are arranged in the carrier 26 and theplatform 1 to hold any width of a strip of paper or a strip of sheetmaterial in good position. A supply roll of paper is secured to thehanger 42, said hanger is adjustably arranged in guide rails.

A. chain of bevel gears and shafts connecting the main shaft 6 to theshaft 29 for operating the feeding mechanism.

F or printing in different colors use the ink roller 10 divided inparts, as shown, columns of type of the same width to correspond tosaid. parts must be inserted in the typebed, one beside the other in adirection to the length of the Web, regulate the cam 28 to advance theweb for the width of one of those parts and print as usual. Said colorprinting is specified in my Patent No. 1,271,913 for a type printingmachine.

It is more practical to construct a machine with a large typebed in areversed position, with the paper on the top of the type and themainshaft and the carrier 4: below said typebed.

Now I show the cooperation of the several parts throughout a completecircle of movements involved in the different operations of the machinefor the printing of one impression. It will be seen that the type bedremains parallel to a given plane throughout the printing opera-tion andthe range of the intermittent advancing of the web may be regulated asdesired by the cam 28. When the power is applied to the wheel 43 thecarrier 4 is moved upwards by the cam 5, thereby forcing the carrier 8which operates the ink roller 10 through the gearwheels 11 and 14 andthe railgears l3 and 15 to move said inking-roller from the ink table 17over the type bed 7. At the same time the cam 41 moves the lever 39thereby operating the cam levers 36, to grip the paper in the advancinggripper and to release said paper in the receiving gripper, the cam 28moves the carrier 26 and advances said paper to the receiving gripper.The carrier 4t moves downwardly to press the type against said paper,thereby forcing the inking roller to its first position, the cam 41moves the lever 39 thereby operating the cam levers to exchange theoperation in each gripper, to release the paper in the advancing gripperand to grip same in the receiving gripper and the cam 28 moves thecarrier 26 to its first position to be ready for the next operation.

What I claim as m invention and desire to secure by Letters atent is- 1.In a printing machine the combination of a carrier for a typebed, of acarrier for the inking roller arranged in said first named carrier andmeans provided to reciprocate said inking roller over the type bed bythe reciprocating movement of said first named carrier, of a feedingmechanism for feeding a strip of sheet material, said feeding mechanismincludes a carrier connected to the driving mechanism for intermittentlyreciprocating, a gripping device. on said carrier to grip the paper whenthe carrier moves from the typebed and a stationary gripping device togrip the paper when the carrier moves towards the typebed, as specified.

- 2. A device as in claim 1, in which the means for operating the riping device includes a cam which has (Ii erent fixed positions for theoperating shaft of said mechanism for adjusting the reciprocating meansof said gripping device for the advancing of different lengths of saidsheet material, as set forth.

3. A device as in claim 1 in Which the gripping device includes, a camlever operatively connected to each gripper, a lever for operating saidcam levers, and a cam to reciprocate said second named lever.

4. In a printing machine, the combination of an intermittent feedingmechanism for feeding a strip of sheet material, of a carrier for atypebed, of a stationary support for said carrier, of a carrier for theinking roller movably arranged in said first named carrier, ofgearwheels arranged on said first named carrier to engage railgearsSigned at New York city, in the county.

of New York and State of New York, this 4th day of February A. D. 1922.

CHARLES KESSES. Signed in the presence of JULIUS GoLDwATER.

